Tag Kelly J. Butnor

Pleural Involvement by Extrapleural Neoplasms

Introduction Over 150,000 malignant pleural effusions occur each year in the United States, the majority of which result from pleural involvement by extrapleural malignancies. Although pleural involvement generally occurs at an advanced stage of disease, in some cases symptoms related…

Pneumoconioses

Overview and general considerations Pneumoconiosis literally means “dust in the lung” and the term has come to refer to disease of the lung related to the inhalation of dusts. Pneumoconioses are for the most part due to the inhalation of…